| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae |
| Max. size: |
11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 15.5 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 5 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 15 |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished from all congeners by having an elongated spot of black melanophores along the caudal-fin branched rays, not distinctly connected to the lanceolate plates at the base of the fin. The spot is extended over a larger number of lower-lobe rays than upper-lobe rays and along one-half to more than two-thirds of the ray length (Ref. 84367). |
| Biology: |
Feeds on algae (Ref. 13371). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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